But, as Think Progress notes, yesterday morning on CSPAN's Washington Journal, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) admitted that extending the deficit-exploding Bush tax cuts for the rich will increase the debt–countering the many false claims his fellow Congressional Republicans have made:

C-SPAN Host Steve Scully: “Tax cuts, do they increase the debt or do they spur economic growth?”

Congressman Devin Nunes: “Well, I think that they increase the debt.”

The impact of the Bush tax cuts, much of which go to the wealthiest few, that Congressional Republicans want to extend is shown in the chart below, with the Bush tax plan dwarfing other deficit-busters (followed by the costs of the Bush Recession):

President Obama and Democrats in Congress are committed to fiscally responsible tax policies, including ensuring middle-class American families and small businesses continue to see tax relief, and have passed major legislation that actually reduces the deficit:

As Speaker Pelosi explained at her weekly press conference last week, “if we want to lower taxes for the middle class and reduce the deficit and create jobs, extending the tax cuts at the high end are not in furtherance of reaching those goals.” Others agree»